Visiting Coyoacán & Xochimilco (Venice of MEXICO CITY) 🇲🇽

I visit two highly-rated neighbourhoods in the south of Mexico City, Coyoacán & Xochimilco. One, famous for being the home of Mexican icon Frida Kahlo and for relaxed, its counterculture vibe. The other, Xochimilco, known for its historic canals in which the base of the Aztec Empire was founded upon. 


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Posted by Jason Billam
on 10th May 2021 and
updated on 14th May 2021

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